Passing The Torch with Martin Foster
Passing The Torch is a TORCH LEAP® long-form podcast exploring identity, purpose, leadership, and life after achievement.
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Hosted by Air Force veteran Martin Foster, each episode features honest conversations with leaders, elite performers, veterans, athletes, authors, entrepreneurs, and culture-shapers who have navigated success, failure, reinvention, and everything in between.
These aren't interviews about résumés. They're conversations about what happens after the medals, the promotions, the championships, and the uniforms, and the lessons worth passing on to the next generation.
Real Conversations. Lasting Impact.
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© 2026 TORCH LEAP®, LLC. All rights reserved.
Passing The Torch with Martin Foster
#78 - Vincent 'Rocco' Vargas - Healing Through Hitting
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Vincent “Rocco” Vargas, a former decorated Army Ranger who also conducted Spec Ops at the border (and continues to serve as a Sergeant First Class Reserve Officer today).
In addition, Rocco Vargas is a veteran of three combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 75th Ranger Regiment’s 2nd Battalion based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
As if that were not enough, Vargas has also thrived in life outside the military.
His accomplishments include: chef, podcaster, writer, producer, business entrepreneur, actor, and a partridge and a pear tree.
From childhood to a special operations member, to a starring role in FX's hit TV series 'Sons Of Anarchy' spin-off: 'Mayans M.C.' Rocco understands that the world can seem unforgiving at times.
Conversation:
00:00 "Nostalgic Baseball Card Memories"
04:12 Baseball Therapy for Stress Relief
06:48 Trauma Therapy: Healing Through Hitting
11:33 Holistic Healing for Veterans
16:40 Self-Love Through Daily Actions
18:28 Truth in Vulnerable Masculinity
22:10 Stay Active, Pursue Adventure
24:57 "From Military to Hollywood Writer"
29:12 "Passion for Influential Storytelling"
32:55 Rising Above: Perseverance in Hollywood
36:37 Walking My Truth Alone
38:25 Chasing Taylor Sheridan's Success
42:51 Comedy Dreams: Inspired by "Freak"
46:14 "Chase Love, Not Titles"
50:27 The Beauty of Family Cooking
54:06 Billboard of Hope and Change
55:04 "Anything Is Possible"
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More Amazing Stories:
Episode 41: Lee Ellis – Freeing You From Bond That Make You Insecure
Episode 81: Kurt Warner – Perseverance, Humility, and Lighting the Way
Episode 90: Michelle 'MACE' Curran – How to Turn Fear into Fuel
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